Thisara Perera-led Sri Lanka bounced back from their Test series drubbing in style by beating India by seven wickets in the opening game of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series at Dharamshala on Sunday. The Lankan lions left the number two ODI ranked team embarrassed as their bowlers did not allow the famed Indian batting line-up to perform to their capabilities. Winning the toss, Perera elected to bowl and put India into bat. Sri Lanka pacers Suranga Lakmal and Angelo Mathews ripped through the Indian batting top-order in swinging conditions as the home side were bowled out for 112. India, however, struck early through Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to reignite their hopes of an unlikely win. But a brilliant 49 from Upul Tharanga and a 49-run unbeaten stand between Angelo Mathews (25) and Niroshan Dickwella (26) got the visitors comfortably across the line. (Scorecard)

12:20 IST: Leading edge and safe. Gunathilaka did all he could to get his fingers underneath the ball, but takes it on the half-volley diving forward.

12:14 IST: Wicket! Rapped on the pads and given out by the umpire. Karthik wants a review but time-up, says the umpire. India lose their third wicket

12:10 IST: India are 8/2 after 8 overs. A very slow start by the Indians. Karthik is yet to get off-the mark in 14 balls, while Shreyas Iyer is on 5 off 12 deliveries.

12:08 IST: Another loud shout for LBW by Mathews but the on-field umpire turns down the appeal. However, this time Sri Lana do not opt for a review.

12:04 IST: India 6/2 in seven overs. Karthik and Iyer out in the middle.

11:59 IST: Four! Shreyas Iyer gets off the mark with a boundary on the 11th ball. First boundary for India in the innings.

11:55 IST: Sri Lanka have been brilliant with the ball as the Indian batsman are struggling to get runs on the board.

11:51 IST: Dinesh Karthik is the new man in.

11:50 IST: OUT! Niroshan Dickwella appeals for caught behind but the on-field umpire turns it down. Sri Lanka take a review yet again and are successful as the ball had grazed the bat a little bit. Lovely line from Lakmal, shortens his length and straightens a tad, Rohit was moving forward in defence, the ball grazed the outside edge and Dickwella held on. India 2/2 in 4.1 overs.

11:48 IST: Yet another maiden from Mathews! India are completely on back-foot at the moment.

11:42 IST: Rohit Sharma gets the first run on board for India after 15 deliveries. Lankan bowlers have been on-point with the ball till now.

11:40 IST: Shreyas Iyer is the new man in.

11:39 IST: OUT! Front-foot is fine and no bat is involved. Impact was in line, ball pitched in-line and hitting the wickets. Dhawan is out as the stadium goes silent. Dhawan was shuffling across on the flick, the bat came at an angle and was beaten on the inside edge. India 0/1 in 2 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan departs after being dismissed by Mathews for a duckPhoto Credit: AFP

11:38 IST: Huge LBW appeal from Mathews, on-filed umpire turns down the appeal. But Thisara Perera and Mathews take their review.

11:36 IST: Angelo Mathews is sharing the new ball with Lakmal.

11:34 IST: Maiden first over for Sri Lanka.

11:31 IST: Brilliant first ball from Lakmal. Forcing Rohit to play as he edge sthe ball to second slip but the ball doesn't carry.

10:44 IST: Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out with hamstring injury and Shikhar Dhawan was down with fever yesterday. It will be interesting to see India's playing XI in the opening game

10:42 IST: The 1st ODI between India and Sri Lanka will be played at the picturesque HPCA stadium at Dharamshala and India team minus Virat Kohli will eye another whitewash against depleted Sri Lanka side

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Dinesh Karthik and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are likely to take the next two slots. Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out due to injury, Shreyas Iyer or Manish Pandey might get a look-in. Karthik had scored a fifty in the two chances that he got in the West Indies series, while against New Zealand the wicket-keeper batsman hit scores of 37, 64 not out and 4 not out in the three games. Dhoni, on the other hand, had faced criticism when he struggled to get going in the second T20I against New Zealand which the hosts lost by 40 runs and the former skipper will look to silent his detractors. All-rounder Hardik Pandya will continue to be a vital cog in India's wheel as he completes what has been an exception year in international cricket for him. One among orthodox leg-break bowler Yuzvendra Chahal and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav will be in the playing XI along with Axar Patel, whose primary job is to restrict runs. Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will spearhead the pace department and the visitors will have a tough time dealing with them in the opening as well as at death overs. Among others, it will be interesting to see if skipper Rohit decides to give rookie Siddarth Kaul a chance as a third pacer at the HPCA Stadium, which is expected to aid swing bowling.

Sri Lanka have shown the stomach for a fight in the Delhi Test after barely managing to save the first Test in Kolkata and losing the second at Nagpur and they would be eager to erase the ignominy of losing 0-5 at home in September.

The visitors were also humiliated 0-5 by Pakistan in their last bilateral series in October and it will take really a special effort from Thisara Perera's men to tame India at their own backyard.

For Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera and Asela Gunaratne is returning to the team after recovering from injuries and a lot will depend on these players.

Sri Lanka will bank on young batsman Dhananjaya de Silva, who scored a fighting century in the third Test to force a draw at Delhi.